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Ian's 8v SEH Coupe


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Bringing this back to the new forum after quite a few requests

The project started back in 2003 when i acquired a coupe shell that was relatively solid from a Mr A for a silly price. The engine was a 8v SEH engine and after some thought, it was decided to keep this as the engine since no-one's done a well tuned 8 valve engine in this format.

The spec sheet grew as did the ambition. Unfortunately the wallet hasn't as yet and the car is very slowly being worked on when i have time and money to do so, but being a student dosser.. that proves very hard with a BMW 320i needing maintaining so i can work at the weekends at this place:

http://www.newbridgemotorsport.com

If you look in the gallery, that's a Group C Nissan... and yes i am working on that... Kinda a dream come true so you might understand what I'm getting to see and want to make this manta up to!

Anyway, spec is below followed by pictures galore:

Engine

Vauxhall SEH Sri130 base engine

Rebalanced bottom end with ARP Rod bolts

Pistons and rods 1.5g end to end

Bill Bylestine Stage 3? head, re-sat valves and pressure checked.

Kent Camshaft? and vernier pully

Weber 45 DCOE Carbs

Ashley 4-1 Steel manifold

Fresh bearings

Fresh oil and water pumps

Fresh gaskets

Mega jolt ecu and coil pack to be brought / Jenvey TBs and AEM management / Turbo conversion on current engine (Ideas...)

Possible swap of manifold and exhaust system to BTB custom if funds allow.

Transmission

1.8 Manta gearbox

Helix custom clutch (£280! ouch!!!)

Gripper / Quaife LSD?

Chassis

1986 Manta GTE Coupe

Re welded, new rails and jacking points, stitch welded (hopefully!)

'New' non sunroof skin

6 point Safety Devices cage

Sparco Evo bucket seats

TRS 6 point harnesses

Remote Brake servo

Brakes

Astra GTE calipers

Goodridge lines

Pagid Pads

VW Polo master cylinder and servo (thanks paulmanta!)

New lines if needed

Suspension

Bilstein / Gaz / Leda (to be decided)

Powerflex bushes

Possible new top wishbones to allow for camber adjustment

Cleaned and rebuilt parts (Robbie, i'm aiming for the same finish as you!)

Pictures!

coupe.jpg

Car when i first had it

cage.jpg

enginecleanish.jpg

wheel.jpg

Partsstash.jpg

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block.jpg

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That's as far as i've got so far, hoping maybe things will improve to a point where i can actually spend some serious time on the damned thing and really get the shell sorted out underneath before i start looking into getting it to a shop to have the roof sorted.

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  • 2 years later...

Blimey, been a few years since I was logged in here :o

Well, the Manta's been mothballed for the past few years due to work commitments at university, and for the past six months, job hunting. HOWEVER I did manage to get myself a job over at Aston Martin and due to start there soon. Once i've got settled in, I hopefully should be able to continue where i left off with this project.

I know it's been ages, but as always, life / work commitments come first :(

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